After-Care Resource Specialist

Boothbay Region YMCA•Boothbay Harbor, ME

6d•Onsite

About The Position

This position supports the YMCA’s work to strengthen the community and collaborates with the Youth & Camp Program Director to promote healthy living, social responsibility, and youth development. The specialist supports safe, compliant, high-quality after-care programming and serves as a positive role model for staff and participants. The role promotes a positive culture around mental health, cultural humility, trauma-informed care, and behavior management. It reviews student behavior logs, monitors trends, develops individually tailored support plans, and works with staff to help students succeed in the after-care environment. This may include practicing emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills, facilitating special group topics, intervening to prevent or resolve problems, and communicating with families as directed. The specialist builds relationships with staff, participants, and community partners; supports safe and clean operations; and, as a mandated reporter, recognizes and reports suspected abuse or neglect. Work takes place at a community campus serving all people. The role may involve stressful situations, multitasking, deadlines, and attendance outside regular business hours, including early mornings, evenings, or weekends.

Requirements

5–7 years of experience in a related field.
CPR and First Aid certification required within 60 days of hire.
Six hours of training in a related field such as behavioral management, child psychology, or sociology.
High school degree or GED, or equivalent experience.
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work positively and professionally with coworkers and the public, resolving conflicts as needed.
Ability to work as a team player, take initiative, multitask, lead others, work independently, and adapt to changing circumstances in a fast-paced environment.
General computer skills and ability to learn and use new software.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with the Youth & Camp Program Director to promote healthy living, social responsibility, and youth development, and serve as a role model for staff and participants.
Help create and execute behavioral programs, training sessions, and procedures that support YMCA operations while ensuring safety, licensing standards, HIPAA compliance, and strong customer service.
Partner with the director and staff to foster a positive culture around mental health, cultural humility, and behavioral management.
Monitor behavioral trends, review student behavior logs, and develop solutions to support students in the after-care program.
Create individually tailored student support plans and coordinate actions with staff, including teaching and practicing emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills.
Support counselors with facilitating special group topics as needed.
Intervene with students when appropriate to prevent or resolve problems.
Build effective relationships with staff, participants, and community partners, and connect them to the YMCA.
Facilitate communication with families as directed to provide updates and problem-solve challenges.
Assist the Youth & Camp Program Director with staff and volunteers to maintain safe and clean operations.
Recognize signs of abuse or neglect and report them to a supervisor and appropriate authorities as a mandated reporter.
Perform other tasks and projects as assigned.